Many people are discussing Donald Trump’s suits, particularly the shoulder pads in them, which have sparked significant interest. This focus on Trump’s tailoring has led to widespread speculation about the reasons. People are curious to understand how these choices might affect his public image and what they reveal about his personal preferences. So, has Trump … Read more
Undercover police officers arrested 14 people at last weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con, in a sting operation designed to catch human traffickers. Authorities described the suspects as “sex buyers” who they caught using ads they created. The police said they recovered 10 victims of suspected sex trafficking. One was only 16 years old. California Attorney General … Read more
Perhaps the smartest thing about “Dick” is the genuine affection it has for Betsy and Arlene. Contemporary reviews of the film have described them as bimbos and airheads and such, but, they’re just ordinary teenage girls—a bit giggly and silly, to be sure, but not dumb by any means. And the screenplay doesn’t treat them … Read more
And that’s really just the tip of the iceberg. There are chariot-racing Spaniards (Pepe Barroso, Eneko Sargadoy, Goncalo Almeida), the wealthy patricians played by equally scheming Gabriella Pession & Rupert Penry-Jones, and effective supporting turns from Dmitri Leonidas as the most popular charioteer of the era and especially Joannes Johannesson (another “Game of Thrones” vet) … Read more
For decades, I’ve heard moviegoers dismiss blockbusters as nothing more than excuses for elaborate visual effects. Most of the time, that’s hyperbole. In the case of Twister, it is 100 percent true. As detailed in this 2020 feature in The Ringer, Twister did not begin its life as a story about daredevil storm chasers. Director Jan de Bont didn’t grow up … Read more
The reliably sober-minded industry blog The Ankler wrote, “Theatrical releases do much, much, much better than films that go straight-to-streaming and, as a result, drive more value for streamers (and make more money in the traditional sense for studios). I knew this to be true, but when you lay out all the available data, the difference … Read more
Boris Karloff’s last film role was in the debut movie by film programmer and industry gadfly Peter Bogdanovich, “Targets,” about an assassin on the rampage at a drive-in movie theater where an elderly horror star named Byron Orlok (Karloff) is making a personal appearance; the film being shown on the drive-in screen is actually Corman’s “The … Read more
No, really, I want to know: What the hell do audiences want out of movies? That is the question on my mind this week as I look at the box-office numbers for The Fall Guy, the new action comedy that also serves as the unofficial kickoff of summer movie season. Variety says the film “fell just short of expectations with $28.5 … Read more
Google is an incredible resource. The great vastness of human knowledge at our collective fingertips. Also, it will tell you what time movies are playing! What a world. Google’s handy interface includes useful web links, videos, and other information. Almost every Google search result also includes a section called “People Also Ask.” According to Google itself, “these … Read more
People are reacting to the U.S. House passing a bill that wants to ban popular social media app TikTok. And they are not happy. The infamous bill passed in the House on Wednesday (March 13) despite pushback from the public, civil liberties organizations, and TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance. The bill now heads to the Senate. READ … Read more